Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)
November 2023
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of internal medicine consultation on mortality, 30-day readmission, and length of stay in surgical patients.
Methods: This is a retrospective descriptive study developed in a public Brazilian teaching hospital with 850 beds.
Results: A total of 70,245 patients were admitted from 2010 to 2018 to the surgery departments.